Tahitian 'pareu' in the English language

'Pareu' is a word borrowed from Tahitian 'pareu'. The word entered the English language some time around 1860.

pareu [noun] [1860]

A wraparound skirt usually made from a rectangular piece of printed cloth and worn by men and women throughout Polynesi...

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Etymology: Tahitian

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